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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: NLM-14E7B6
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy coin weight. Probably an angel or half angel weight, to check later medieval gold denominations of that name; the angel being valued at 6 shillings and eight pence. Cast copper alloy rectangular weight with stamped design in a beaded circle depicting St Michael advancing left thrusting spear downwards into dragon underfoot. Suggested date: Late Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1461-1649.
Length: 16mm, Width: 15.6mm, Thickness: 2.6mm, Weight: 4.39gms.
Class: Angel or half angel
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 4.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM19502a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9317
Four figure Latitude: 53.641259
Four figure longitude: -0.594767
1:25K map: SE9317
1:10K map: SE91NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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